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Editor's note
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The Mormon church recently added two new members to its highest governing body of Apostles: Gerrit Gong, the son of Chinese immigrants, and Ulisses Soares, a native Brazilian. Previously – with just one exception – only white American men have filled in these posts. Historian Matthew Bowman explains that this development illustrates how the Mormon leadership has begun to take the task of global growth seriously.
Pop star Mariah Carey revealed this week that she has bipolar disorder. The often devastating condition, if untreated, can cause relationship, professional and financial problems. And, as with most mental disorders, it comes with a big dose of stigma. Wayne State University psychiatrist Arash Javanbakht explains why the right kind of treatment is vital for Carey and everyone with bipolar disorder.
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Kalpana Jain
Senior Religion + Ethics Editor
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Top Stories
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People attend the General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on March 31, 2018, in Salt Lake City.
AP Photo/Rick Bowmer
Matthew Bowman, Henderson State University
Mormonism is growing around the world: One of every 15 Mormons is from Brazil and there are congregations in China as well. Now the Mormon leadership is strengthening local congregations.
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Mariah Carey in Inglewood, Calif. on March 24, 2018.
AP Photo/Jordan Strauss
Arash Javanbakht, Wayne State University
Bipolar disorder is an often misunderstood psychiatric illness. An expert defines it and explains how it is diagnosed and treated.
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Arts + Culture
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Catherine Wessinger, Loyola University New Orleans
The story of the Waco siege is a story of how the media and the government can work in concert to shape a narrative and dehumanize victims.
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Nichole Russell, University of Arkansas; Patrick A. Stewart, University of Arkansas
Experts reviewed more than five hours of testimony Facebook’s notoriously reserved CEO gave to Congress, searching for nonverbal clues to understand what he’s really thinking.
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Health + Medicine
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Kristen Knutson, Northwestern University; Malcolm von Schantz, University of Surrey
Pity the poor night owls of the world, who already must adjust to a life that doesn't align with their natural sleep patterns. Now it appears that being a night owl even raises the risk of death.
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Laurel Mellin, University of California, San Francisco
New weight loss approaches seek to switch off the brain patterns that drive overeating and weight regain. Here's how that works, and how it could help you.
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Economy + Business
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Gail Dines, Wheelock College; David L Levy, University of Massachusetts Boston
Stephanie Clifford may be a 'porn star,' but her success is hardly typical of the vast majority of performers affected by the seismic changes in the industry.
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Julian M. Alston, University of California, Davis; Daniel Sumner, University of California, Davis; Olena Sambucci, University of California, Davis
While the proposed tariffs would have little effect on US wine sales in the short term, their long-term impact could be much more problematic.
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Joya Misra, University of Massachusetts Amherst
This penalty can amount to more than 15 percent of a mom's paycheck. Ramping up paid maternity leave and high-quality child care would probably help narrow the gap.
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Elizabeth C. Tippett, University of Oregon
The president's tweets aside, the law provides strong protections to lawyers to ensure they can keep their clients' secrets safe.
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Environment + Energy
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Scott L. Montgomery, University of Washington
As fusion becomes more technically viable, it's time to assess whether it's worth the money because breakthroughs in the lab don’t guarantee success in the marketplace.
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James J. Winebrake, Rochester Institute of Technology; James J Corbett, University of Delaware
The maritime pollution that drifts to dry land, causes an estimated 400,000 premature deaths and 14 million cases of childhood asthma each year.
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Theodore J. Kury, University of Florida
It's easier to see how customers benefit from increased grid security than it is to justify making them pay for it.
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Elizabeth Madin, Macquarie University
On the eve of the March for Science, a marine biologist explains why she's returning from abroad to speak out for science in the Trump era.
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Politics + Society
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Gordon Adams, American University School of International Service
John Bolton just started his job as National Security Adviser to President Trump. He's the latest in a ever-changing cast of staffers, raising the question: Who's in charge of national security?
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Alexandra Moore, Binghamton University, State University of New York
A grassroots movement is fighting for transparency and accountability on North Carolina's involvement in torture.
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Ana Míria dos Santos Carvalho Carinhanha, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
Race has long been a taboo subject in Brazil. With the March 14 killing of the black Rio politician Marielle Franco, any myth of the country as a 'racial democracy' has been broken wide open.
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Frank LoMonte, University of Florida
The Communications Decency Act was passed in 1996, seven years before the debut of MySpace. It helped online publishing grow – and to escape consequences for the way users might be harmed.
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Education
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Matthew J. Mayhew, The Ohio State University; Benjamin S. Selznick, James Madison University
New research shows double majors beat their peers in one critical way that makes them more attractive to employers. Colleges may have to adapt to that reality to help their graduates compete.
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F. Chris Curran, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
A new law and Maryland calls for an expanded law enforcement presence in Maryland schools. But lack of funding and inadequate training could potentially undermine the initiative.
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Science + Technology
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Sarah Igo, Vanderbilt University
The current reckoning with data has been a long time coming, a historian of privacy in the US writes.
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Jason Steffen, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
When NASA first started planning the Kepler mission, no one knew if the universe held any planets outside our solar system. Thousands of exoplanets later, the search enters a new phase.
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Florian Schaub, University of Michigan
US privacy laws focus on informing consumers what's happening with their data; other countries specifically restrict data collection and analysis.
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Chelsea Rochman, University of Toronto; Priya Shukla, University of California, Davis; Susan Williams, University of California, Davis; Tessa M. Hill, University of California, Davis
Four scientists talk through the ways they now build outreach into their work as a way to spread their research's impact.
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Ethics + Religion
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Nancy Berns, Drake University
Remembrance days and memorials provide people the opportunity to share stories with a community. An expert explains how that can make a difference.
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Mathew Schmalz, College of the Holy Cross
A scholar explains the popular use of the label 'cult,' and what makes it problematic.
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